Day 1 – Airport to Negombo

Over Night Stay – Negombo

Day 2 – Negombo – Kalpitiya – Anuradhapura

Morning - After Breakfast proceed to Anuradhapura on the way visit Kalpitiya and Anuradhapura Ancient city

Kalpitiya

Anuradhapura Ancient City

Anuradhapura became the capital of the island in 380BC and excavation on the site confirm that human settlement began here about 500BC.According to the mahavasa(the history of the civilization written by monks in the 5th century AD). The founder of the city was Anuradha a close follower of Prince Vijaya,the legendary forefather of the Sinhalese race.

Over Night Stay – Anuradhapura

Morning = After Breakfast Proceed to Trincomalee on the way visit Mihintale and Kanniya hot water spring

Mihintale

Mihintale is situated about 10 miles [16 Km] east of Anuradhapura. This rocky hill is regarded as the cradle of Buddhism in Sri lanka. It was here that prince Mahinda , son of the Indian Emperor Asok, Preached to king Devanampiya Tissa[250-210 BC] during poson [June full moon] in 247 BC. King Tissa, whose capital was Anuradhapura, was out hunting and the impromptu meeting resulted In the king, his family and the Sinhalese people embracing Buddhism.

Kanniya Hot water spring

Located at Gomerankadawela, about13km from the Puttalam-Trincomalee Road. It is considered as one of the traditional villages in the district. According to the details provided in some information boards at the site, Kanniya Hot water spring has the history from the King Rawana era. It says that King Ravana stuck the earth with his sward in several spots and several fountains were started on those places. The water was hot and thats the beginning of this hot water springs. Some believes that this is a part of the Buddhist Monastery and Buddhist Monk used this place as a part of their complex.

Over Night Stay – Trincomalee

Day 4 – Trincomalee – Pigeon Island – Trnicomalee

Morning – Relax on Beach After lunch we leave to Pigeon Island

Pigeon Island

The Pigeon Island, fringed by a coral reef, off Nilaveli beach was designated as a National Park by the WLCD under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance in 2003. It is unique in the sense that it is the only national park in the country to harbour a colony of the beautiful Blue Rock pigeons and contains some of the best remaining coral reefs in the country. Over 100 species of corals and more than 300 species of reef fish have been indentified from the Trincomalee area, and many of these species are found within the Pigeon Islands National Park, which consists of around five hectares of land and about 1000 meters radius into the sea with the coral reef as the national park boundary. The island is visited by boat and it was opened for tourism in 2002.

Over Night Stay – Trincomalee

Morning – After Breakfast Proceed to passikudah on the way visit Natural Harbor and Thirukoneswaram Temple

Natural Harbor in Trincomalee

Trincomalee has one of the world’s finest natural harbours. It is the fifth largest in the world, covering an area of 55 sq miles [142 sq km]. Operating from ancient times it may have been the place where Prince Mahinda first landed in the 3rd century BC on his way to Mihintale.

Thirukoneswaram

Thirukoneswaram was one of the ancient temples in Sri Lanka. In the 16th century, it had one thousand pillars and esteemed to be one of the richest temples in the South East Asia. It had in its possession large amounts of gold, pearls, precious stones, and silk, which have been endowed over one thousand years. The Temple was demolished by the Portuguese Commander of Army Constantine de Sa de Menzes in 1624 and used the rubbles to build a well fortified Fort to prevent the Port of Trincomalee falling to the rivals.

Day 6 – passikudah

Over Night Stay – passikudah

Morning – After Breakfast Proceed to Polonnaruwa on the way visit Natural Harbor and Thirukoneswaram Temple

Natural Harbor in Trincomalee

Trincomalee has one of the world’s finest natural harbours. It is the fifth largest in the world, covering an area of 55 sq miles [142 sq km]. Operating from ancient times it may have been the place where Prince Mahinda first landed in the 3rd century BC on his way to Mihintale.

Thirukoneswaram

Thirukoneswaram was one of the ancient temples in Sri Lanka. In the 16th century, it had one thousand pillars and esteemed to be one of the richest temples in the South East Asia. It had in its possession large amounts of gold, pearls, precious stones, and silk, which have been endowed over one thousand years. The Temple was demolished by the Portuguese Commander of Army Constantine de Sa de Menzes in 1624 and used the rubbles to build a well fortified Fort to prevent the Port of Trincomalee falling to the rivals.

Over Night Stay – Polonnaruwa

Day 8 – Polonnaruwa – Minneriya National Park – Polonnaruwa

Morning – After Breakfast we visit Polonnarwa Ancient City and afterwards Proceed to Mineriya National Park .

Polonnarwa Ancient City

As the island’s capital, Polonnaruwa, situated 50 miles [80 km] south-east of Anuradhapura, had a brief history of 200 years and a dozen rulers compared with Anuradhapura’s 1 , 400 year and 123 kings. Unlike Anuradhapura, where the ruins are widely scattered, Polonnaruwa’s chief monuments are well preserved And easily accessible. A sensible place to start a tour would be the southern part of the ancient town.In1982, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa was designated a world Heritage site by UNESCO.

Minneriya National Park

Minneriya national Park is 182km away from Colombo and situated in North central Provice in Sri lanka. This park is designated as a national park on August 1997. There is a Tank in side this national park known as Minneriya Tank built by King Mahasen. This park is a marvels one because in rainy session this park is swallowed by Minneriya Tank. In Dry Session (October to January and from May to September ) this tank turns to grass field for elephants. Therefore Minniriya tank contributes to sustain a large herd of elephants around 200 – 300 migrate here from wasgamuwa, Matale, Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee.

Over Night Stay – Polonnaruwa

Day 9 – Polonnaruwa – Sigiriya – Cave Temple – Kandy

Morning – After Breakfast we proceed to Kandy On the way visit Sigiriya and Cave Temple

Sigiriya

Sigiriya is possibly the most spectacular sight in Sri Lanka. This magnificent, massive monolith rises 600 feet (183m) from the lush jungle and was one of the most beautiful royal cities that ever graced the earth, today the “Lion Rock” is one of the best-preserved and most elaborate surviving urban sites in Asia and frequently referred t as the eighth wonder of the world.

Cave Temple

Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site(1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 km east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Lord Buddha and his life. There total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of gods and goddesses ( Source wikipidia )

Elephant Orphanage

The pinnawala Elephant orphanage was set up in 1975 to provide care for young elephant that had been orphaned due to poaching and would otherwise have faced certain death. Located 50miles (80 km) from Colombo, Pinnawala is one of Sri Lanka‘s most popular attractions.

Feeding time are at 9.15am.1.15pm and 5pm when the baby elephants are bottle –fed .After the morning and afternoon feeds (between 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm ),the elephant are escorted out of their compound across the road and down a lane to the nearby river to bathe.

Kandy Cultural Dance

Kandy Tooth Temple

One of the most famous attractions in Sri Lanka, overlooking the kandy lake with its golden roof, is the Temple of the tooth ,”Sri Dalada Maligawa”.

Attraction: Every year, during the lunar month of Esala (July/August) the romantic city of Kandy hosts Asia’s most spectacular festival. The Esala Perahera in honour of the island’s most important possession Lord Buddha’s Tooth.

Over Night Stay – Kandy

Morning – After breakfast Proceed to Nuwara-Eliya on the way visit Botanical Garden Tea Plantation and Rambodafalls

Botanical Garden

Situated about 4 miles (6km) from kandy and 147 acres (60 hectares)of garden ,nestled in the sweeping curve of the mahaweli river are dedicated to the flora of Sri Lanka and include representative species from all over the tropical world. The Spice garden on the right of the main entrance has many exotic specimens and the orchid house reflects the amazing variety of spices to be found in Sri Lanka. The main attraction is the 50-acre (20-hectare) arboretum of around 10,000.

Tea Plantation

Rambodafalls

Ramboda Falls is 109m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass.It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945m above sea level.

Over night Stay – Nuwara-eliya

Day 12 – Nuwara-Eliya – Horton Place – Nuwara-Eliya

Morning – At about 5.30am we leave to Horton Place

Horton Place

Horton place national park is situated 19 miles(30km) south of Nuwara Eliya. The plains form an undulating plateau of 6890 ft (2100 m)and cover an area of over 7400 acres (3000 hectares )consisting mainly of grassland interspersed with patches of forest.There are fantastic views over the distant hills and valleys. But this can often be obscured by mist,especially during the rainy season from April to September.

Day 13 – Nuwara-eliya – Train Ride to Ella

Train Ride

Over Night Stay- Ella

Day 14 – Ella – Rawana Falls – Buduruwagala – Tissa

Morning – After Breakfast we proceed to Tissa On the way visit Rawana Water fall and Buduruwagala Temple

Rawana Water Fall

Ravana waterfalls is at Ella of Badulla district of Sri Lanka. Ravana falls is very high waterfalls and a lot of legend stories are hidden at this waterfalls. Ravana waterfalls is at between Ella and Wallawaya. There are 5km to Ravana waterfalls from Ella town. Ella is closest railway station to Ravana waterfalls. Ravana waterfalls is not a single waterfall. It is divided into several parts and drop down into rocks

Buduruwagala Temple

Buduruwagala is an ancient Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. The complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana school of thought. The statues date back to the 10th century. The gigantic Buddha statue still bears traces of its original stuccoed robe and a long streak of orange suggests it was once brightly painted. The central of the three figures to the Buddha’s right is thought to be the Buddhist mythological figure-the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. To the left of this white painted figure is a female figure in the thrice-bent posture, which is thought to be his consort-Tara.(source – wikipidea )

Over Night Stay – yala

Morning – we packed Our Breakfast and proceed to yala for safari Game afterwards we drive to mirissa on the way visit Dondra Light House

Yala National Park

Yala National Park is the Biggest and most visited wildlife sanctuary in Sri lanka.Ideal for viewing the island’s natural treasure which covering an area of 500 sq miles(1300 Sq km) with a driversity of habitats including dense jungle, plains, lagoons, and rock outcrops, the terrain is extremely suitable for Sri Lanka’s leopard.

Dondra Light House

Dondra is a small fishing village 3 miles from matara.Dondar meaning “city of the gods” .On its headland Dondra head stands a magnificent octagonal lighthouse constructed by British in 1889

Over Night Stay- Unawatuna

Day 16 – Unawatuna – Whale watching – Galle port – Unawatuna

Morning – we proceed to mirissa harbor for catching our boat for whale watching afterwords we drive to Hikkaduwa on the way visit Galle port

Whale watching

Sri Lanka is becoming a major spot for watching Whales and Dolphins. Dondra Point of down south in Sri Lanka is the main spot for watching whales in Sri Lanka. The best time for Whale and dolphin watching is from December to April. Out of these months December, January and April are the peak months of sightings. During these months there are 98% chances of spotting Sperm Whales and great chances of spotting Blue Whales as their migration path is just off Dondra Point.

Galle Port

The Dutch arrived in 1640 and after a fierce battle destroyed almost all of the protuguese presence in 1663 the Dutch built the magnificent fort with great ranparts and massive bastions that still stands today and dominates the town.

Over Night Stay- Unawatuna

Morning – we visit Hikkaduwa coral Garden afterwards Proceed to Airport on the way visit Turtle hatchery and river Safari in Madu river with fish massaging

Hikkaduwa Coral Garden

Coral reef situated a short distance from the shore,populated with exotic fish and turtle s. A sanctuary has been designated between the shore and the reef in order to protect it.the waters over the reef are about 10-13 ft (3-4m) deep and the bestway they can be observed is by snorkeling or glass bottomed boat.

Turtle Hatchery

River Safari in Madu river with fish massaging

Afterwards Drive to Airport

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